By all accounts he's been working out in the DR during his current sabbatical, so should be OK shape wise.... the 3 weeks suspension should be ample time for him to pitch in the minors and get into "game shape".

Not sure he's gonna help that much though - he was as maddeningly inconsistent as the rest of this rotation before his long lay off!

Curious to see how he comes back. Have to figure a big weight was lifted off of his mind and we all know how he pitches when he's emotional. At the same time, he'll probably try too hard to pitch all the bad press away.

A God Damn dead man would understand that if a minor league bus in any city took a real sharp right turn, a Zack McCalister would likely fall out. - Lead Pipe

Heard he was pitching 60-70 pitches during his time in the DR. People have been saying he needs to get that count up to 90-100 to be gane ready. But judging by this staff's latest outings, 60-70 pitches is enough to get him chased by the 5th inning.

At the same time, he'll probably try too hard to pitch all the bad press away.

Guy's gonna give Nuke Laloosh a run for his money w/ the wild pitches his first start back. Half his pitches will go 58' 6" and the other half will have Slider running for cover.

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